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Opinion: Three VT Defenders Were Illegally Chop Blocked to Make This Article

27 Oct 2009 05:04:05 PDT

Written by Charles Anderson
Virginia Tech's submission after the Georgia Tech game was considered a standard number of plays to have reviewed. Georgia Tech submitted a few of their own. But until this issue was made public by Frank Beamer, nobody said word one about it.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Opinion: NCAA Week Seven: Bad Advice, Bold Prediction and Something Else

16 Oct 2009 23:37:00 PDT

Written by Zachary Osterman
Still, Virginia Tech's second visit to Atlanta this season presents each of these teams with an attractive opportunity. If Georgia Tech wins, they insert themselves firmly back into the ACC Coastal—and BCS—picture(s). If Virginia Tech wins, the Hokies all but sew up another trip to the A...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Opinion: Creature V. Creature: Virginia Tech Looks to Dominate Georgia Tech

16 Oct 2009 05:33:41 PDT

Written by Justin Cocchiola
However, the Hokies have an advantage in almost every category, and even last year’s game can help Virginia Tech. The Hokies beat Georgia Tech 20-17 in Blacksburg last year, but that was with an ineffective offense, no Ryan Williams, and Tyrod Taylor throwing for only 48 yards.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Opinion: Creature vs. Creature: Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech

15 Oct 2009 22:11:57 PDT

Written by Zachary Osterman
That being said, it's going to be tough for the Yellow Jackets to go up by more than one score on the Hokies early in this one. I would be surprised if the Hokies get down by double digits, and less surprised if they make a ramblin' wreck out of the Georgia Tech defense.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Opinion: UCF Excited For 'Canes Game

15 Oct 2009 11:42:06 PDT

Written by Wes Goldberg
The Knights' defensive front seven play has been outstanding all season and should be able to limit the Hurricane’s potent running game like Virginia Tech did in Miami’s only loss this season. We need a game like this. With the University of South Florida now ranked, we have to make a play. W...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Opinion: How Virginia Tech Fans are Reacting to Week One Loss

07 Sep 2009 12:09:43 PDT

Written by Justin Cocchiola
Virginia Tech came in to 2009 season with high expectations, and many fans felt, and still feel, that the Hokies have a shot at the national title. 1. Virginia Tech didn't take the game seriously enough 3. The Hokies are settling for Conference Titles

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Opinion: Virginia Football: Analysis of the 2009 Recruiting Class

27 Aug 2009 07:39:27 PDT

Written by John Gilmer
In the 2004 recruiting class, Virginia was the runner-up for three 4-star receivers, and it still hurts to this day. (FYI… of the three receivers, Dwayne Jarrett and Eddie Royal had tremendous college careers and are playing in the NFL, while Doug Dutch did nothing at Michigan.) It’s abo...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Opinion: Is Virginia Tech's Addition a Plus in the Eyes of Casual ACC Fans?

17 Aug 2009 21:31:21 PDT

Written by Scott Glesner
The Big East would be quite strong with WVU, Miami, VT, BC, and Pitt. However, I'm not sure if BC and Virginia Tech would have had as much success. Virginia Tech has gained some recruiting power in North Carolina with the ACC affiliation. VT and Miami would not be as strong as they would be on t...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Opinion: Oh Where Oh Where Has The Swagger Gone?

14 Aug 2009 19:12:49 PDT

Written by Yates Boykin
But that's not it. He backed up the impersonation by embarrassing the Virginia Tech defense on more than one occasion. He had over 160 yards receiving and three touchdowns, including a 59-yard punt return. Warrick ended up being the MVP of that game.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Opinion: What Bama Fans Should Know About Virginia Tech

02 Aug 2009 19:05:35 PDT

Written by Larry Burton
Taylor has a history of ankle injuries and by all indications will take some hits because of the offensive line, any injury could simply end the day for the Hokies. Secondly, Va. Tech's quarterback's mobility could be a problem for the Tide.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

A Review of Taylor's First Two Years at Virginia Tech

26 Jul 2009 13:30:24 PDT

Written by Justin Cocchiola
Tyrod Taylor arrived at Virginia Tech with huge expectations. He decided to attend Virginia Tech over the University of Florida, and the fact that he was a five-star quarterback from Hampton, Virginia drew comparisons to another great Hokie from that region—Michael Vick.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Opinion: Notre Dame and the BCS: The “Notre Dame Rule”

01 Jul 2009 21:12:33 PDT

Written by Michael Collins
2008-09: Cincinnati (#12), Virginia Tech (#19)2007-08: West Virginia (#9), Hawaii (#10), Illinois (#13)2006-07: Oklahoma (#10), Wake Forest (#14)2005-06: West Virginia (#11), Florida State (#22)2004-05: Michigan (#13), Pittsburgh (#21)2003-04: Miami (#9), Kansas State (#1...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

National Review Online: A GOP opportunity in Virginia.

10 Jun 2009 17:21:22 PDT

Now Deeds is pledging to close "the gun show loophole," saying the Virginia Tech shootings changed his mind — a fallacious justification, since the Virginia Tech shooter did not purchase his firearms at a gun show and, had the proposed restriction been ...

Original story at NPR .

Opinion: New Yorkers protest against gun violence

16 Apr 2009 19:17:51 PDT

New York Times China The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting consisting of two separate attacks approximately two hours apart on April 16, 2007, that took place on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, ...

Original story at Xinhua .

Opinion: Virginia Tech's Norris Hall Reopens Nearly Two Years After Massacre

13 Apr 2009 08:01:59 PDT

Blacksburg, VA) -- Nearly two years after a Virginia Tech student went on a rampage killing 32 people then himself, Norris Hall, where 30 of those killings took place, is open again. The building has undergone one-million dollars in renovations, ...

Original story at MyStateline.com .

Opinion: University community supported by increasing library funds for 2010

31 Mar 2009 21:00:00 PDT

We are especially grateful to the members of the university community for conveying their interest in the library more widely than in their own units, and for their excellent participation in the review of resources. We are also grateful to the university administration for their affir...

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

Letter: Review history before you condemn it

26 Mar 2009 18:47:56 PDT

VA The idea that Lee was the only person at Virginia Tech with racist views in the late 1800s would be, at best, ignorant of history. There is no documentation that I can find of him ever acting violently or illegally at all while as a student or a member ...

Original story at Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition .

Opinion: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties offers new intellectual property courses

26 Jan 2009 21:00:00 PST

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc. (VTIP), in partnership with the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Faculty Development Institute, will offer four new courses in Spring 2009 addressing topics related to technology transfer, commercialization, and licensi...

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

Opinion: Pittsburgh - Team Notes

18 Nov 2008 20:51:52 PST

INSIDE SLANT When Cincinnati joined the Big East to help fill the vacuum left by the defectors Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College to the Atlantic Coast Conference, someone thought it would be a good idea to "create" a rivalry between the two river city schools. After all, weren't the P...

Original story at usatoday.com .

Opinion: ACC Roundtable No. 3: Youth is Served

10 Sep 2008 20:55:54 PDT

Written by furrer4heisman(gobblercountry@gmail.com)
The guys over at The Legacy x4, a Georgia Tech blog, are hosting this week's ACC Roundtable. They deliver GT blogging often with a comedic twist. They're good, even if they don't give Virginia Tech enough credit as an engineering school.

Original story at Gobbler Country .

Opinion: Mean Time Between Failures

26 Apr 2007 15:51:22 PDT

Last week's shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech brought back memories for me -- memories I would rather had remained forgotten. Twenty-five years ago I was teaching at Stanford University and one of my students was clearly disturbed. I don't want to dwell too much on the details, but from the...

Original story at PBS .

Opinion: Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Nationwide Day of Repentance for/from Violence?

22 Apr 2007 20:38:36 PDT

Written by Rabbi Arthur Waskow
Shalom, salaam, peace -- Arthur Rabbi Arthur Waskow, co-author, The Tent of Abraham; director, The Shalom Center, which voices a new prophetic agenda in Jewish, multireligious, and American life. To receive the weekly on-line Shalom Report, click on --

Original story at Huffington Post .

Opinion: Steve Rosenbaum: Imus, Virginia Tech, and Kurt Vonnegut

21 Apr 2007 15:40:14 PDT

Written by Steve Rosenbaum
At the same time, the tragedy at Virginia Tech was another consumer media moment that reflects a change in the way we make, share and consume media. I first heard about the shooting in a Google News Alert. The first video I saw was on a web site called Daily Motion (a French video sharing site) an...

Original story at Huffington Post .

Opinion: VA Tech killer's digital vanity package (NPR News "Xeni Tech")

19 Apr 2007 16:52:19 PDT

Written by Xeni Jardin
Previously on BB: VA Tech: Cho sent "multimedia manifesto" to NBC; Siva on tech judgement rush VA Tech shootings: world perspective VA Tech shootings: SMS alert systems, more "copycat" discussion VA Tech shootings: Wikipedia, federal drug records database VA Tech Shootings: Cho Seu...

Original story at Boing Boing .

Opinion: On Fighting Back

18 Apr 2007 23:54:13 PDT

No, I do not blame the victims in Virginia. The only person to blame is an insanely evil young man who isn't here to receive his just punishment. So thanks for playing, Anne-Marie, and please go back and comment on things you actually know something about, like what midlevel Washington wanna...

Original story at Winds of Change.NET .